Examines the trial, death, and folklore surrounding the only woman legally hanged in Texas in 1863
Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-85) and index
The ghost that moans -- Game trail becomes early road -- Murder and arrest -- The case against Chipita -- The trial -- The men of the Grand Jury and the Petit Jury -- Sentencing -- Judge Benjamin F. Neal -- Hanging and burial -- Legends, apparitions, ghost stories, and yarns -- Chipita gets a new trial